CL Names Players of the Week
Published on July 21, 2003 under Central Baseball League (Central League) News Release
Alexandria left fielder Derry Hammond and Springfield/Ozark right-hander Billy Coleman earned Daktronics Central League Players of the Week on Monday for the period ending Sunday, July 20.
In a week shortened by three games due to the Central League All-Star break, Hammond went 6-for-15 (.400) with a double, four home runs and 10 RBIs. He slugged 1.267 and had a .438 on-base percentage while scoring five runs in four contests. On July 19 versus San Angelo he clubbed three home runs and drove in a Central League record nine runs. The previous record was eight set by Jeremy Murch of Rio Grande Valley on May 8, 2003.
Hammond, 23, a third-round pick in 1998 by Milwaukee, spent five seasons in the Brewers chain and reached Single-A High Desert in the California League in 2002.
Hammond G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS GDP
Week 4 .400 15 5 6 1 0 4 10 1 2 1 0 0
TOTALS 60 .279 229 39 64 11 2 16 47 16 59 7 1 3
Coleman pitched a six-hit shutout versus Jackson on July 18, allowing no walks and striking out three batters. Coleman had given up 24 earned runs in his previous 16 2/3 innings before the masterpiece.
Coleman W- L- S ERA GP IP H R ER HR BB SO
Week 1- 0- 0 0.00 1 9.0 6 0 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 3- 3- 0 6.06 7 35.2 32 25 24 5 23 20
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